tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70689319013637284072024-03-12T20:48:43.583-07:00Cakes by Calso CooksHandcrafted celebration cakes for any occasion based in Co. ClareAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05928317170922494874noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068931901363728407.post-59383897072041740442013-11-26T09:06:00.003-08:002013-11-26T09:13:49.395-08:00Carlos Lischetti's Pinocchio<br />
It has been a while, I know, since my last and first post but it has been a manic busy time between the cookbook, in and out of a job, regular cake making, articles for <a href="http://www.easyfood.ie/">Easy Food Magazine</a> etc, that unfortunately blogging gets pushed down the list.<br />
In that space of time I went to Dublin to film a sugar craft demo on a very basic fondant Santa Claus that anyone would be able to make as a topper for their Christmas cake. This was an amazing experience to be filmed by 3 camera men and I gotta say the nerves where at a minimum. Creating characters has been at the front run of my cake business, but what I have learned through that experience and the experience I have gained from doing Demos for crowds is that making figures that are facing away from you are definitely more challenging haha.<br />
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Here is my video demo for <a href="http://www.easyfood.ie/">Easy Food Magazine</a>:<br />
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<a href="http://youtu.be/oH-4DbfPElE">How to make a fondant Santa with cake crafter Paul Callaghan</a><br />
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Also in this time I had gotten in contact with <a href="http://carloslischetti.blogspot.ie/">Carlos Lischetti,</a> world known sugarcraft master. We sent emails back and forth and I had an opportunity to meet with him a month ago while he was in Dublin but unfortunately things didn't work out and we both missed each other..<br />
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I decided to give his <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-geF1SWEeFp8/T-jhxG7Y0yI/AAAAAAAAAWY/7aie_zctct4/s1600/pinocchio+final+blog.jpg">Pinocchio character</a> a go and was very pleased with the outcome:<br />
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I have come up with 12 or more ideas now of different characters that I wish to make in this fashion, including 'Loves young dream', Clark Kent/Superman, The Nativity scene, The Tortoise and Hare to name a few... </div>
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So thats it for now folks, I'm off to imagine, dream and create!</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05928317170922494874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068931901363728407.post-30185153492884409312013-08-27T00:56:00.001-07:002013-08-27T00:56:23.213-07:00My new cake siteThis is my new site dedicated to the world of cakes and sugar craft. I wanted to keep it separate from the cooking and gardening side of things and concentrate it purely on my creations.<br />
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I love making cake, cake is always for a celebration, to mark a special occasion in someones life, from a christening to a birthday, a marriage to an anniversary... it is always something that will have smiling faces and bringing family and friends together.<br />
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So for that I love my job, I love that I can add to someones special occasion by creating something that will add to their day. I have gone through different jobs in my time, some I hated and others I have loved but I do feel I have found my calling, and what better way than to make someone smile by creating something that they can enjoy to both look at and eat!<br />
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My favourite cake to date... Alice In Wonderland themed Birthday cake<br />
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